Positive minutes by Utah bench, notably Evans-Millsap-Burke. Lousy minutes from McCollum on Portland points out the benefit that will come with Afflalo upgrade.
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Mavericks 111 Rockets 100
The Mavericks had the offense clicking during 2Q, lots of assists. And Harris was an offensive force off the bench for Dallas during 3Q. Lots of negative minutes by Smith on Houston.
Read More →Knicks 87 Heat 111
Miami pulled away late-3Q, taking advantage of Hardaway-Galloway with Napier-Chalmers. One of those two, Napier-Chalmers, will have minutes cut significantly when Dragic arrives.
Read More →Applied Sports Science newsletter, February 21, 2015
Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for February 21, 2015 … The (not necessarily every) Saturday newsletter has leftover items from the week that weren’t included in any of the Monday-Friday emails. Headsup: The quantity of links in this weekly queue-clearing is greater than the typical weekday e-newsletter. New blog post […]
Read More →Athlete Development is Hard to Do. And It’s Getting Harder
That is the bad news. It is more difficult to improve athletes and make them better at their desired sports. But there is some good news. It won’t always be this way. Eventually the situation for players, coaches and teams will get better. And there is just one reason for both: technology. Make that two […]
Read More →Clippers 119 Spurs 115
Positive minutes from Davis for Los Angeles were crucial. San Antonio made no gains using the foul-Jordan tactic. Quality minutes by Parker-Baynes-Duncan on San Antonio were offset by the bad games by Diaw-Leonard.
Read More →Thunder 104 Mavericks 89
Both teams have work to do to figure out what their playoff teams will be. Oklahoma City appears much more ready to do that work. At this point, Westbrook has a mismatch against everyone in the NBA, including Rondo. Oklahoma City looks like a team that was ready for the turnover that occurred at Trade […]
Read More →Applied Sports Science newsletter, February 20, 2015
Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for February 20, 2015 Unheralded Kansas State Walk-on B.J. Finney Eager to Show He Belongs Pro Players Insider from February 19, 2015 B.J. Finney played his high school football in Andale, Kansas and was rated a two-star offensive lineman by Rivals.com. After leading his […]
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Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for February 19, 2015 Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea squad may be showing signs of wear and tear at wrong time – ESPN FC ESPNFC, Gabriele Marcotti from February 18, 2015 … [Mourinho] chose this approach. He put chemistry and cohesion ahead of managing a bunch […]
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Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for February 18, 2015 Mark Warburton, David Weir and Frank McParland: Meet the management team Brentford no longer want Sky Sports from February 18, 2015 … The London-born former investment banker was regarded as one of the best academy coaches around long before he […]
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